Harry George Smart

Harry George Smart
Air Vice Marshal H G Smart
Nickname(s)Reggie
Born(1891-06-28)28 June 1891
Newmarket, Suffolk, England
Died28 June 1963(1963-06-28) (aged 72)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army (c.1915–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–45)
Years of service1915–45
RankAir Vice Marshal
CommandsNo. 17 (Operational Training) Group (1941–45)
British Forces in Iraq (1939–41)
RAF Martlesham Heath (1937–38)
Central Flying School (1935–37)
No. 99 Squadron (1930–32)
No. 208 Squadron (1919)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Force Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece)

Harry George Smart, CBE, DFC, AFC (28 June 1891 – 28 June 1963) is best known for having been the commander of RAF Habbaniya during the first part of the Anglo-Iraqi War. Smart was an officer in the British Army, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force. He served during the First World War, during the interwar period, and during the Second World War.


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